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DS DS4 ABS warning light repair: MOT fails on these items more often than other cars of the same age

At MOT, the DS DS4 (first used before 2021) fails on items fixed by ABS warning light repair at least 1.5 times as often as cars of the same ages and fuel. From 58,336 MOT tests at 9 ages (5 to 13 years), DVSA data 2022 to 2025.

MOT data updated 28 September 2026

DS DS4, at least, per 100 MOTs (n=58,336)0.98

Cars of the same ages and fuel, per 100 MOTs0.64

Times as often≥ 1.5

Ages compared9

What this shows

These are MOT fail items that ABS warning light repair fixes, as testers found them on the day of the test. Repairs done between MOTs never show up in MOT data, and mileage is not taken into account, so this is not how often owners pay for the repair.

These figures cover the DS DS4 first used before 2021, the generation with the most MOT tests. Generations are never pooled into one figure.

By age

Fail items fixed by ABS warning light repair, per 100 MOT tests, against cars of the same age and the same fuel mix. The model figure is a floor: DVSA data lists each model’s 25 most recorded items per age, and an item outside that list is counted as zero. The comparison figure is a ceiling: an item too rare to be listed for a fuel is counted at its highest possible value.

DS DS4 (first used before 2021): ages with at least 1,000 tests.
Age	DS DS4 per 100	Same age and fuel per 100	Tests (n)
5 years	0	0.14	1,404
6 years	0	0.20	3,791
7 years	0	0.29	5,714
8 years	0	0.43	7,546
9 years	0	0.58	10,250
10 years	0.89	0.72	10,290
11 years	2.46	0.82	9,362
12 years	1.65	0.96	6,809
13 years	4.29	1.14	3,170

How we decide: a page exists only when the main generation’s rate, weighted to its own mix of ages and fuels, is at least 1.5 times the rate of cars of the same ages and fuel, from at least 50,000 tests at 3 or more ages, with at least 100 expected items.

Read this with care. A fail rate is not a measure of build quality. How far cars are driven, how they are used and how well owners maintain them all change it, and wear items such as tyres and brake pads are common fails. Compare a model only with cars of the same age. Methodology and limits.

What garages charge

Prices are national. They are not specific to the DS DS4.

No public source records the price of this whole job, and the time it takes varies from car to car, so we do not publish a single figure. Garages charge by the hour, so ask for a quote that lists labour time and parts. The rates below are what UK garages charge per hour.

The warning light or emissions reading is only the symptom. What the repair costs depends on what the diagnosis finds, so treat any figure as the starting point, not the full fix.

Local garage labour, per hour (65 shops)£78

Local garage, middle half£70 to £96

Main dealer labour, per hour (62 shops)£156

Main dealer, middle half£144 to £174

Median hourly rate charged for car repairs, from 1,058 local garage and 953 main dealer price quotes collected by the ONS, September 2025 to August 2026. The same shops are priced each month, so the number of shops is the real sample.

ABS warning light repair: garage rates and all models

MOT defects this repair fixes

Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault0.40 per 100, all cars
Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault0.19 per 100, all cars
Electronic stability control warning lamp not working0.003 per 100, all cars

Other models that fail on these items more often

Model	Times as often	Tests (n)
Isuzu D-Max	at least 4.1	134,777
MG ZSfirst used 2017 or later	at least 3.2	143,170
Ford Ranger	at least 3.2	426,542
Volvo V40first used 2012 or later	at least 3.0	384,615
Hyundai i10	at least 2.6	980,254
Vauxhall Adam	at least 2.6	237,726
Hyundai Tucsonfirst used 2015 or later	at least 2.1	520,466
Citroen C3 Aircross	at least 2.1	110,010
Volvo XC90	at least 2.1	282,309
Skoda Yeti	at least 2.0	303,988

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Source

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: DVSA anonymised MOT test data, class 4 normal MOT tests, 2022 to 2025, and the MOT inspection manual published on GOV.UK. Prices: ONS consumer price inflation price quotes, September 2025 to August 2026, UK.

MOT data updated 28 September 2026. Prices updated 22 September 2026.

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